The Reds walked off the Cubs in the 10th inning thanks to a clutch single with the bases loaded. Yasiel Puig stepped up in a tie game and delivered the hit after working the count. He didn’t crush it, but it didn’t matter. Joey Votto sprinted in to celebrate, and things got chaotic fast. Amir Garrett ripped his shirt off and launched into the usual post-win pile. It turned into a mix of hugs, punches, and water bottles flying everywhere. Tucker Barnhart joined the scrum, ditching bottles as he ran. Someone dumped SmartWater, then what looked like VitaminWater all over Puig, who flinched hard on the splash.
Puig, always in character, acted like he had something in his eye and asked the guys to go easy. The team calmed it down with some half-hearted shoves and laughs, switching gears from the chaos to congratulations. Replays showed Puig thought the hit might be a homer at first. He had a big bat flip until he realized it was just a single. No matter, it sealed the win. Reporters moved in for the postgame, but the Gatorade showers didn’t stop. One player took the brunt of it mid-interview, froze up, and stumbled away soaked. The second dunk got a slow-mo replay, complete with a warning about watching it at work. The team didn’t hold back.